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Looks great in Sunset . Very Nice indeed . Pete

I hadn't expected it to be like that! I'm no mechanic but I don't see any other way than drilling it, the stud is probably knackered anyway by now. Pete

Everyone's different. Had mine 3 and half years completely standard, loved it, then I joined up here and went to a meet . Just seeing how other people had modded their Zed's inspired me to get a few fairly basic mods, rear spoiler, spacers, nothing that dramatic. Probably do a few more subtle mods before next years meeting season starts though . I personally won't be touching the engine, just be wasted on me, but plenty here have had their pre 06 engines remapped, etc and have squeezed 30 or so BHP out of them at a reasonable cost. A couple of people here have gone down the nitrous route too for even more power . Anyway, enjoy the car for a day or two first and welcome. Pete

The one I squeezed in was 78 tall, 52 wide and 25 deep. It's the depth that's really important here, mine was tight on the internal crossmember and not only that I don't see the boot shutting either, unless you can compress it down (a lot)... Pete

Not sure if this applies to every airport car park but we had to leave the keys at East Midlands, safety regs I suppose. Pete When I flew from East Midlands I didn't have to leave my keys. I didn't have a zed at the time but I still wouldn't have felt comfortable leaving my keys with anyone. We had an Audi TT when we flew from there. We got seriously delayed by an accident, motor bike racing and a Sunday market (luckily, everyone did) and just went in the first car park we could find. Wasn't happy about handing the keys over but driving round finding an alternative wasn't an option. I noted the place we were parked and the mileage, more concerned about being "doored" though, they pack them in really tight . Pete

Not sure if this applies to every airport car park but we had to leave the keys at East Midlands, safety regs I suppose. Pete

I get a taxi these days . Many years ago, early 90's, my mum and dad went to Portugal, left their Ford Fiesta at a private car park at Manchester Airport. When they got back the car had no petrol in it. What's worse is that it had another 200 miles on the clock . From what I remember they eventually got £50 compensation. Pete

O.K, All is now well again. Chris had a word with the boss and he readily agreed to repair the damage and refit the spoiler. This time they've done a very good job, the spoiler now fits perfectly, no more rattling and the small dint and various scratches have now gone . The holes on the spoiler were slightly out so they opened the existing hole about an eight of an inch. The boot they resprayed. I'm very happy now I was going to post a number of pictures but it's blowing a hurricane out there today and in any case there's not much to see. Just grabbed this one snap. Onwards and upwards!! Pete

Yeah, just about, needs to be a bit flexible though Wecome to the forum . Pete

Indeed. Surprised to see Chester so high up the list though Pete

Yeah, I posted it a while ago. Notice the huge gap between the carriageways and lack of barriers, except for the immediate areas around the bridge. Cars tend to get launched or rolled if they go into the medians as they are U shaped, seems to be the way they do things on Interstate highways. Pete

There's another body shop in Buckley, by the station, that deserves a mention. They're called Vincent Biggs and they repaired my step daughters MX5 after the front wing was crunched by a Royal Mail delivery van. Funny thing was, he denied it (at first) despite the fact that I saw it happen and the paint exchange on both vehicles was fairly obvious. Anyway, her insurers told her to take it there so they must be fairly reputable. Did a very good job from what I could see. Pete

Know how you feel, last night was the first night since I had the zed that it wasn't tucked up on the drive. Even though I knew it was safe, I couldn't help but worry Pete

Another one is Don Keeleys in Buckley. They've been in business since at least the 60's and have a good reputation. Caroline had her MR2 after market front spoiler repaired there, it looked beyond repair to me, bits missing(big bits!), cracks, splits, real ugly but they did a great job with it. Had a couple of small jobs done there in the 80's myself , door bangs, that sort of thing. Pete

Oh, definitely a "She".......every car I've ever owned. Didn't Vettel call his car "Luscious Liz"? Pete

Amazing, even spotted a frog eyed Sprite . Pete

Last night it was ultra slow but tonight its fine. Pete

FYI....Caroline just had an E-Mail supposedly from DHL saying that they'd been unable to deliver a parcel and to download an attached form and bring it to the office upon collection. She is expecting a parcel but I advised her to be cautious, good job because when I examined it, the "form" contained a Trojan Horse which Avast blocked. Pete

Interesting. has a minor ring of truth about it, but why would someone steal a car then leave it for 5 years...insurance scam maybe. I'd want to know how did they steal the car, where from, what damage was done, where was it stored. Also, it's had a new speedo I reckon, true mileage could be anything.... Pete

Suspicious lot aren't we . Hmm, not JDM but maybe from another RHD country, Australia, NZ, SA or something like that. What's that badge on the back, can't quite make it out. Pete

I do the same, even taken to doing it with the Clio. Right in the far corner and I'm in and out like a shot. Luckily, most shoppers, in particular women, are quite happy driving round and round the car park to find a space right by the entrance, these are usually the sort of people that never put their trolley back. I'm usually parked and in ASDA before them. Night time is better for parking a bit nearer but I've been hit by a loose trolley (saw it happening as I walked back to the Zed ) and one night got pelted with eggs (in my wife's old Z4) as I left the car park. Most people aren't worried about having their cars "doored", I often see top of the range BMW's and Mercs squeezed into parking slots with a shed either side of them, my wife's roadster was pockmarked with door marks before we bought it. Nissan fixed it for us and it turned out the previous owner was a lady driver.... Pete

Double Post, Sorry.

Yeah, goes to show what good value the Zed is, the £'s graph takes a steep curve upwards to get anything better. 911's are fantastic cars the only problem is the constant waving you have to do . Pete

Welcome. Pete

Nice clean example you've got there Pete